Nighttime trips to the bathroom disrupt sleep in older adults
Dear Dr Donohue explains nocturia affects about one third of the elderly, with aging reducing ADH at night and bladders shrinking. Causes include enlarged prostate, heart failure, diabetes, or infections. Advice covers limiting fluids after four hours, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, and adjusting diuretic timing. nortriptyline was used to aid sleep, not mood.
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Annie's Mailbox: Frazzled mother seeks balance with traveling husband
A Indianapolis reader asks how to handle a husband who travels five days a week while the mother of seven raises children alone. Advice stresses realistic compromise, counseling, and Saturday sessions to improve involvement. Also, a junior high crush case from Kansas ends with the columnist advising patience and waiting until adulthood.
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